Favorite Space Opera booksAnswer

Action/Adventure, fun casts of characters, galaxy spanning. While there's no shortage of military oriented SF, I'm looking for ... not that.

Foundation

#1 of 9 in Foundation (Publication Order)

Foundation
ByIsaac Asimov

1951 • 2,261 Readers • 255 pages 4

Hyperion

#1 of 4 in Hyperion Cantos

Hyperion
ByDan Simmons

1989 • 2,127 Readers • 492 pages 4.3

A Fire Upon the Deep

#1 of 5 in Zones of Thought

A Fire Upon the Deep
ByVernor Vinge

1992 • 690 Readers • 624 pages 3.9

Foundation and Empire

#2 of 9 in Foundation (Publication Order)

Foundation and Empire
ByIsaac Asimov

1945 • 867 Readers • 244 pages 4

Second Foundation

#3 of 9 in Foundation (Publication Order)

Second Foundation
ByIsaac Asimov

1953 • 779 Readers • 254 pages 4.1

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

#1 of 6 in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

1979 • 4,361 Readers • 215 pages 4.2

Startide Rising

#2 of 7 in The Uplift Saga

Startide Rising
ByDavid Brin

1983 • 135 Readers • 498 pages 4